The Ministry of Mental Health and Addiction awards grant money

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“The North has been especially hard. Per capita, more people have died in the North from overdose deaths in this last year especially, than anywhere else in British Columbia,” says Malcolmson. “We really all feel the urgency to get more support, more prevention, more treatment out, and doing it through community organizations is the best way to do it and to support people in their communities. So, that’s what this new million dollar investment is all about and we are grateful to tall the organizations that have stepped up and are willing to help.”

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$1 million will be dispersed among 10 communities and organizations.

Grant Recipients:

Unlocking the Gates

Coalition of Substance Users of the North

Fort Nelson First Nation

Tsay Keh Dene Nation

Niislaa Naay Healing House Society

McLeod Lake, Takla Nation

Society for Narcotic Opioid Wellness

Dudes Club Society

Dze L K’ant Friendship Centre Society

Each group will receive about 50-thousand dollars. Malcolmson says The funds are being administered by the Community Action Initiative and the Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions. The grants build off the work done at the 2019 Rural and Indigenous Overdose Exchange to address the overdose crisis at the local level.

For more information, head to the B.C. Government website.